St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-11
THE DEATH WATCH.
Close Guard Kept Over the Men
Who Are to Die.

CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-ShOrtly after Z
o'clock Sheriff Matson came to the jail.
His mission was two-fold. He wanted
to give personal notice to Spies, Engel,
Fischer and Parsons that they would
have to suffer the extreme penalty of
the law. He also wanted to see that his
deputies were so placed that all unau-
th0rized people should be kept from the
vicinity. When the sheriff went into
the cell room he was accompanied by
Deputies Price, Turner and Gal
pin. The quartette stayed in
minutes. The sheriff would only say
that none of the condemned men showed
any signs of breaking down. 1t was at
7;25 o'clock that Rev. DR.. Bolton, of the
First Methodist church, called on Par
sons. His visit lasted about three min
uteS, and his efforts to get Parsons to
consider spiritual matters were of no
avail. Capt Setback was the next
noted arrival. He had been telephoned
by the sheriff The "Burgomaster," as
he is styled, went into the cell-rOom.
When he came out he said he had not
talked to any of the anarchists. He was
asked by deputy to step into the room
where the body of Louis Llngg lay.
The captain Indignantly refused to
look at the remains. Il don't want to
him in months and don't want to see
him now that he is dead" Then sup
per was brought in from neighboring
restaurant. All of the anarchists par
took of cream toast. Fischer INDUCED
in steak and Engel ate some mutton
chops. All took coffee. In this con-
nectiOn it may be said that last night
when Lingg was asked what he would
take for breakfast he ordered potato
and chicken salad. He took his life be-
fore he ate the meat. Alter the sup
perS were brOughtin
THE UNDERTAKEN
who was to take charge of Lingg's re-
mains, came. His name was Fred
Klauer. of 1S6 Milwaukee avenue. Next
was borne in Lingg'S coffin. 1t is made
of pine and stained walnut color. The
undertaken and his assistants placed the
remains in the coffin, and it was decided
to allow it to remain in the Jail all night.
AT $40 O'Clock Spies. Fischer and En-
gel were taken from the rooms in which
they had babe farewell to their relatives,
and consigned to their cells. These
were soon closely guarded. An armed
deputy stood in front of each barred
door. Inside the cell of each prisoner
was a lantern, while a table was placed
outside and on this table was lamp.
thus giving the guards an opportunity to
watch the movements of each prisoner.
During the evening eX-Sheriff
Hanchett, who had charge of the hang
ing of the three Italian murdereIS. came
in to see the anarchists. He was ac-
cOmpanied by Sheriff Udell, of McHenry
county, who hung Jim Dacey, the slayer
of A III EaUDOr Of Chicago
MRS. LUCY PARSONS
created a scene in the criminal court
building about 10 o'clock. She walked
down Michigan street to the main en-
trance and was admitted to the hallway
by the armed guards. She had with her
a lady friend. Approaching the door
which leads to the Jail yard she de-
manded permission to proceed. This
was denied her by deputy sheriff who
was acting under directions of Sheriff
MatSOn.
But | must go in to see my husband"
exclaimed Mrs. Parsons.
'You cannot" was the firm reply.
Then the dusky wife of the anarchist
threw up her hands and fell to the tiled
floor in a dead faint. 1t took over
twenty minutes to bring her to con-
seriousness, but when this was done she
WAS HSCOIltu lIOlH lllC d.
sons was not informed of this episode.
Just at the time this incident took place
eX-Sheriff Hanchett emerged from the
jail cell room and went into Sheriff
MatSOn'S office. In couple of minutes
he came out bearing in his arms the
ropes with which the Reds were to be
hung. Shortly after this Deputy Sher-
iff Curran, who had been guarding
Fischer, came into the Jail Office from
the cell room. He reported that all the
men were awake and talking OH general
subjects to their guards.
THE ERECTION OF THE SCAFFOLD
began at 1918 o'clock. The first in
timatiOn that the newspaper men had
of it was the falling of heavy board.
Then came blows of hammers and each
one was distinctly heard in the dead
quiet which prevailed. The gallows
were put up in the northeast corridor
of the Jail, where for many years all
Cook county hangings have taken place.
The scaffold is the same used in the
hanging of the three Italian murdererS,
but it has been heightened for the pur-
pose of swinging off the four Anarch-
lists at once. 1t is painted a dead
brown color. After looking
over the situation Sheriff
MatSon has concluded that he would
not be authorized to send Fielden and
Schwab to the penitentiary on tele-
gram. The governors messenger will
arrive from Springfield, early tomorrow
morning, bringing an official copy of